thành

Level ≈A1 (approx.) prepositionverbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩]Huế [tʰɛɲ˦˩]Saigon [tʰan˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thànhfallinghuyền

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thành means into.

Chinese characters: 成

Meanings of thành in English

Preposition

turning into

Verb

transitive to achieve one's goal, to become, to turn into ≈ trở thành trở nên nên

Noun

citadel

Adjective

in set phrases sincere; honest; truthful
- (tấm) lòng thànha sincere intent

Words with thành

Example sentences with thành

Nho mọc thành chùm nên dễ hái. Grapes grow in thick clusters that are easy to pick.
Anh ấy đổi tên thành Tom Jackson. He changed his name to Tom Jackson.
Hãy chuyển xâu này thành viết hoa. Convert the string to uppercase.
Tao sẽ biến nó thành ếch. I'll bewitch him into a frog!
Ngôi nhà đã cháy thành tro. The house was burnt to ashes.
Dự đoán của Tom đã thành sự thật. Tom’s prediction came true.
2. Thái củ cải thành những lát dài. 2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
Tom muốn được đầu thai thành phụ nữ. Tom would like to be reincarnated as a woman.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 成.

Frequently asked questions

What does thành mean in English?

thành (preposition) means "into".

How do you pronounce thành?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩]; Saigon [tʰan˨˩]. Tones: thành — falling tone (huyền).

Is thành a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thành is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 成.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.